Peres Jepchirchir Wins the Sydney Marathon for Her Fourth Different Major Title
The 32-year-old Kenyan ran 2:18:31 on Sunday, nine seconds outside the course record, in her first marathon since a stress fracture forced her out of London in April.
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Blandine L’Hirondel Wins the UTMB and Nearly Loses Half Her Lead In The Final Kilometers
The two-time trail world champion ran 21:54:49 on Saturday, the fastest women’s time the race has produced, and added the UTMB to the OCC and CCC titles she already held.
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Ben Dhiman Wins UTMB And Becomes First Person To Run Under 19 Hours
The American ran 18:16:29 on Saturday, 45:25 faster than the quickest winning time in the race’s history, over a course longer than the one either standing record was set on.
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Addisu Gobena Wins the Sydney Marathon by Four Seconds and Breaks the Course Record
The 21-year-old Ethiopian ran 2:04:42 on Sunday, cutting 84 seconds off the mark Hailemaryam Kiros set a year ago. The two men behind him finished inside the old record as well.
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Courtney Dauwalter and Vincent Bouillard Both Withdraw From The 2026 UTMB
The two former champions were last recorded at Lac Combal, 68 kilometers into the race, 13 minutes apart. By 7:58 a.m. Saturday, 177 runners had left the UTMB, among them 21 of the 100 lowest bib numbers.
Trail and Ultras
Nike Just Announced Its Most Ambitious (and Weirdest) Trail Shoe at UTMB. But There’s One Big Catch
Nike says its new Goatek outsole delivers 45% more wet traction. The claim comes from the company’s own lab, and the shoe is more than a year from shelves
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2026 CCC Results: Cristian Minoggio, a 42-Year-Old Dam Keeper, Wins
The Italian overtook American Hans Troyer in the final third of UTMB week’s 100K, while Norway’s Yngvild Kaspersen claimed her second title ahead of a field that left Western States champion Jennifer Lichter in fourth
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